
On a scarred Martian plain where myth and law intertwine, a young thief named Asir finds himself suspended from a wooden post, his wrists pierced by iron spikes. The sun beats down on the ancient hills dotted with trees that the long‑gone Fathers supposedly dropped from the heavens, while a stoic executioner waits
Language
en
Duration
~44 minutes (42K characters)
Publisher of text edition
Project Gutenberg
Credits
Produced by Greg Weeks, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net
Release date
2019-01-11
Rights
Public domain in the USA.

1923–1996
Best known for the haunting post-apocalyptic classic A Canticle for Leibowitz, he brought wartime experience and spiritual questions into science fiction in a way that still feels powerful. His work is remembered for blending ruined futures, moral weight, and sharp human feeling.
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